Josh

[quote name='jakesbass' post='138777' date='Feb 12 2008, 12:13 PM']Some very notable players have "bad" (I think its relative) technique eg Pat Metheney hangs his thumb over the top, but have you heard what he can do?? I think its a shame that you let your eyes decide whats working for you, use your ears man.[/quote] My ears do decide what sounds right but like I said I just like it to look right at the same time, the same goes with basses, both aesthetics and tone will affect my decision, but hey that's just me and if that rubs people up the wrong way well then oh well. I'll guess that some people have looked at the videos and immeadiatly disliked the drummer because of the way he's got his kit set up, we're all turned on and off by certain things musically , be it little such as not the right grip or in some cases things such as Hi-Hats that reach above the cymbals, or in a bass perspective, small things such as if the player doe's or dosen't move his/her thumb whilst playing or to stuff like "Correct" or "In-Correct" slap technique.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='138349' date='Feb 11 2008, 05:46 PM']????? Do you have the same view on bassists whose strap height preference is different to yours? Alex[/quote] Not as such, but it depends really, I've seen and taught guys who have their bass at different heights, I'm happy to listen and watch if their technique is clean and practiced but if it's bad technique and what-not I tend to loose interest.

As some of the above have said, to someone who hasn't seen me play bass would think I've been playing drums for quite sometime, truth is I just stole everything I know from my best friend and a few of my favourites along the way, and given the opportunity to have a practice space in which I could store a kit and use whenever I want, I'd get a Truth Custom there and then. But I would say playing drums and getting into what makes a good drummer does go a long way, me and my friend can follow each for hours on end because I got into his style and makes him groove. Bad thing is it's gone a tad bit too far on me, by which I mean, if I hear a great drummer, perfect sound, great fills, the lot and then I see them live and his set-up is all off and his technique is shoddy, I just can't accept to liking them. I just love to see a drummer hit hard, with a nice flat set up and just making the song that bit better. Alex Rodriguez of Saosin is exactly that for me: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xKVYCGuq0ok"]Alex is the song!![/url] [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yYqJyrv_LYo"]Shocking vocals I know, but pay no mind, the verse Hi-Hat beat is insane.[/url] Yet I doubt I'd enjoy trying to groove with him.......

[quote name='Perry' post='137033' date='Feb 9 2008, 11:27 AM']Well, there's the: P Bass Special Aerodyne Classic P Bass Deluxe P Bass American P Bass American Standard P bass Hope this helps you coz it's giving me a brain ache.[/quote] The only one out of the lot that will sound remotely like a jazz bass would be a deluxe, ironically in the examples I've heard and seen, they at times sound better than most jazzes.

Perfectly in the pocket, perfect tone, what more do you need.

Alex Rodriguez of Saosin. Copeland any day. Jordan Mancino of As I Lay Dying.

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='113185' date='Jan 3 2008, 08:46 PM']Not bad at all, I really like Warwick basses, and you've got two really nice ones there.[/quote] Thanks man, just need a Thumb NT and a Streamer Stage II then I'll be happy.

[quote name='ARGH' post='113152' date='Jan 3 2008, 08:02 PM']God Josh...thats a Lancia Delta INTACT driving behind you!!! Rare shot indeed![/quote] That ain't me fooool! It's Bottomfeed/Dave.

[quote name='bottomfeed' post='112793' date='Jan 3 2008, 11:40 AM']< the 'king mullet' days.......... now...... [/quote] Ummmm Dave is that Mr. Reason to your right???

[quote name='bassboy115' post='112555' date='Jan 2 2008, 08:21 PM']those warwicks are gorgeous[/quote] Thanks man. [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='112597' date='Jan 2 2008, 09:57 PM']SNAP! I had a Westone Spectrum II when I was 18 and didn't get my Jaydee Supernatural MK until I was 20. Sweet jesus, some of you guys are seriously lucky, [b]even [/b]if you work to afford the gear. I couldn't get a decent paying job where I lived to fund some of that sort of stuff even if bust my balls. Good on ya [/quote] My Sainsburys job pays pretty damn well and I only have one thing to pay monthly and that's £80 rent so al the rest is purely bass money.

My 2: Not bad for an 18 year old.

[quote name='thumbo' post='109283' date='Dec 25 2007, 05:13 PM']Nice basses. What are the Nordy's like in the Streamer? I've been considering making the Nordstrand move on my Streamer Stage 1 for a while but this is the first streamer I've seen with them.[/quote] I'm still getting to grips with them, I've only just managed to set it up to my liking and I knwo for sure I need a much better amp for the full potential of the Nord's to come out, prefably an Eden rig or Ampeg. But it really comes down to whats your ideal tone, mine is your standard jazz/Warwick punch and growl with a good bass presence but still sticks out of the mix, they do manage to give me that tone but it's taken me a while and I've had to turn my eq on my amp off just to get it, and change the strings specifically and what not and I'm still trying to figure what each knob does still which is a tad bit annoying, but as I said they're quite Hi-Fi p'ups and really you need the right amp to compensate.

My current "W" crop: [u]Streamer Stage I 5 string 1990, Modded: [/u] Still getting to grips with the Nordstrands. [u]Thumb Bolt-On 4 string 1999:[/u] Love this thing. And 2 NT Thumbs and 2 Streamer Stage II's shall be joining the family soon.

Recent one: Yes I do rather like Transformers....

A rather nifty Warwick Streamer Stage 1 courtesy of Toasted!

Either a a Thumb NT or Streamer Stage II....which I have to pay for.

Well I'll be having at least a minimum of 6: Thumb B.O Thumb 4 NT Thumb 5 NT Streamer Stage II 4 Streamer Stage II 5 Geddy or Marcus Miller Jazz Ohhh and both a full Eden Rig and Ampeg rig. I like having money